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How human behavior and decision making expose users to phishing attacksBY INA WANCA AND ASHLEY CANNONA pproximately 95% of cyber attacks and events involve preventable human error and behavior use phishing and social engineering to defeat data and system security by exploiting weaknesses in decision making and human behavior. whY behavior matters in cYbersecuritYThis number suggests that Internet users are vulnerable, independently of platforms and software. As behavioral scientists have argued, psychology plays an important role in providing answers to why individuals engage in risky cybersecurity Therefore, there are cybersecurity areas and problems where behavioral science could be applied and could have a positive impact on users cybersecurity habits.
Phishing is a form of fraud where cybercriminals attempt to collect information from a user by posing as a legitimate source (e.g., financial institution) to steal personal
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